93 Quotes by Michael Schumacher

Ferrari’s only objective is to be at the top, in other words, to compete for the World Championship. That’s our right. Winning is another matter. It wouldn’t be a disgrace to come in second after a tough fight.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it’s the same for every sportsman.

If I didn’t even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don’t think I would be that interested in continuing my career.

When you’re very successful, you become careless and try to turn many things into routine.

I retired simply because I didn’t have the passion and motivation anymore; I was tired. At the time I thought, ‘Well, I had a great time, there is the end.’ At some moment, there is the right time to call it an end.

I have to say it’s been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

Psychologically speaking, it’s very important to be in good shape. I work in a sport that requires you to react quickly and be in excellent shape. Besides, things don’t get easier as you get older.

The first thing, when I got the money, I knew I would support somebody. And the person I supported was my family. Because we were really in debt with the money. And – so I gave to my father this suitcase full of money. And he couldn’t believe it. And that was something very special.

I didn’t have statistics in my mind when I was racing. It was always a consequence – a nice consequence. I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t the reason I was racing.